Job Title Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Operations Production Governance Manager
Location London
Corporate Title Assistant Vice President
Deutsche Bank benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated AFC function, which performs a crucial role in keeping Deutsche Bank’s business operations and global financial services clean from financial crime while serving the interests of the Bank and society. Our regional/global matrix structure allows for flexible responses to challenges in the core areas of: Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening, and Risk Assessment.
Our AFC Team will provide you with opportunities to learn, grow and define your career. We foster an open, diverse, and inclusive team culture, that is engaged and well-supported for prosperity and enjoyment of a life/work balance.
You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework across the AFC Operations production environment. The role will provide co-ordinate oversight of operational performance, lead governance forums and production review meetings, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, and drive accountability for operational improvements, risk mitigation, and strategic change initiatives.
What we’ll offer you
A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.
You can expect:
- Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
- Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
- A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
- The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
Your key responsibilities
- Establish and maintain consistent governance frameworks, standards and routines supporting AFC Operations production activities.
- Coordinate production reviews and operational governance forums, ensuring clear agendas, decisions, ownership, escalation and follow-through.
- Oversee production performance, service stability and operational health through key metrics, risk indicators and management information.
- Track and challenge operational risks, issues, remediation actions and improvement commitments, escalating material concerns appropriately.
- Act as a central coordination point between regional AFC Operations leads, senior stakeholders, operational teams and supporting functions.
- Prepare high-quality governance materials and executive updates, promoting transparency, accountability and continuous improvement.
Your skills and experience
- Strong experience within Operations, Governance, Business Management, Change or Business Analysis functions in financial services.
- Experience coordinating governance forums, production reviews and senior stakeholder meetings, with disciplined tracking of decisions and actions.
- Knowledge of operational risk and controls, including issue escalation, remediation oversight and service-performance monitoring.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with experience interpreting operational metrics, Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI’s)and risk indicators.
- Experience producing clear management information, governance packs and executive-level updates.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across operational divisions.
How we’ll support you
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)
About us
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.
Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.
If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [email protected] to discuss.
We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.
